Comic #2248: 2011-07-10

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Here is a transcription of the text from the comic panel:

Panel 1: "The aliens believed they were the center of the universe." "Greetings, humans. We are the Zorbaxians: chosen people of the Multiverse Maker."

Panel 2: "We disagreed." "Oh, ha! We got over that chauvinism long ago. Each tribe believed it was central, but was wrong. We thought the Earth was central and that was wrong. We thought this galaxy was central, and that was wrong."

Panel 3: "It turned out that their experience had been different from ours." "See how the entire universe forms a wheel with spokes that meet in the center at Zorblax Prime? Also, when you combine the rhythms of all pulsar emissions and express them as musical tones, it forms the Zorbaxian national anthem. Oh! And starting at the 3^5/7^11/13^17th digit of pi, there's a code that translates to 'hooray for Zorblax.'"

Panel 4: "This was sad, but briefly hopeful." "Can… can we join you?" "Oh, sorry… our religion only allows us to ally with ensouled creatures."

Panel 5: "After they left, humanity felt empty. Alone. Devoid of purpose." "They're gone, and we're nothing." "And all they left us was these 'Zorblax' #1 foam hands."

Panel 6: "Having collectively hit rock bottom, we decided as a group to give our lives meaning." "I'm announcing a radical shift in our economy." "No more war. No more waste. We shall orient our entire society around science and technology, and we shall claim our manifest destiny!"

Panel 7: "And within a few thousand years… we did it." "Suck it, Zorblax!"

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